Music - Cross Media Promotion - Lesson 3 Music Posters


Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4


Lesson Objectives

  • Learn about the purpose of music posters
  • Analyse the messages they communicate


Starter (5 mins)

Music posters have many different purposes - in pairs look at the poster below and think about what it is advertising - why has the imagery been chosen?
lady-gaga-poster.jpg
lady-gaga-poster.jpg



Task (40 mins)

  1. Choose a music poster to analyse (NOT just a poster of the artist one advertising a release or event)
  2. Add it to a google doc

  • Copy and paste the following in and add answers.
  • Identify the type of poster and its purpose
  • How is the band or singer represented in the image
  • How is the music of the band or singer represented in the image?
  • If the band or singer is absent, why?
  • How are graphics used on the poster?
  • How has the image been constructed?
  • How are lighting and colour used in the poster?
  • What are the main colours used in the poster?
  • What are the connotations of the colours used?
  • What symbils are used in the poster?
  • What do they sty about the artiste?
  • Who do you think is the intended audience for the poster?
  • How effective do you think the poster is at promoting the artiste?

Plenary (5 mins)

Album covers are serious artwork - check out this album art display in an artists study...
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